Grocery strike cancelled in a tentative deal; celebration ensues

October 21, 2013 |By JORDAN STEAD

Celebration ensues after a cancelled grocery strike by way of a tentative deal to keep grocery workers on the job. Employees will vote on the details in coming days.

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Amidst a crowd of onlookers, UFCW 21 Union President Dave Schmitz, left, speaks to media during a celebration following the cancellation of a grocery strike by way of a tentative deal to keep grocery workers on the job Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. Employees will vote on the details in coming days.

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Amidst a crowd of onlookers, UFCW 21 Union President Dave Schmitz, left, speaks to media during a celebration following the cancellation of a grocery strike by way of a tentative deal to keep grocery workers on the job Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, in Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. Employees will vote on the details in coming days.